News Digest
FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS RUSSIA WILL VETO IRAQ RESOLUTION
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Igor Ivanov on 10 March told journalists before his departure for Tehran that Russia will not support the amended draft UN Security Council resolution on Iraq submitted by the United States, Great Britain, and Spain, RIA-Novosti and other Russian news agencies reported. \"If [the resolution] is submitted to the UN Security Council, Russia will vote against it,\" Ivanov said. He added that the resolution contains \"ultimatums\" for Baghdad that are unenforceable and contradict themessage formulated in UN Security Council Resolution 1441.BUSH REJECTS IRAN\'S NUCLEAR ENERGY CLAIM
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The White House rejected Iran\'s contention that its nuclear program is strictly for energy production and expressed deep concern about Tehran\'s alleged effort to develop atomic weapons. The administration has long expressed the view that Iran was working on nuclear weapons technology, but new reports suggest the country is moving closer to the goal than international authorities had believed. \"Iran now openly says that it is pursuing the complete nuclear fuel cycle,\" White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said, referring to the process of exploring for and mining uranium, the raw material needed for nuclear reactors; enriching the uranium; and waste management.U.S. ENERGY ENVOY DISCUSSES KAZAKH ROLE IN BAKU-CEYHAN PIPELINE
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Steven Mann, special adviser to the U.S. Secretary of State on Caspian Sea energy issues, met with Kazakhstan\'s Foreign Minister Qasymzhomart Toqaev on 10 March in Astana to discuss Kazakhstan\'s role in the Baku-Ceyhan oil pipeline and other energy-related issues.TURKMEN PRESIDENT VISITS IRAN
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Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov arrived in Iran Monday on a trip aimed at bolstering his central Asian nation\'s relations with Iran, state-run Tehran radio reported. Niyazov, on a two-day state visit, held talks with Iranian counterpart Mohammad Khatami immediately after his colorful arrival ceremony at Saadabad Palace in northern Tehran, the radio reported. \"Tehran welcomes the expansion of ties with its neighbors based on mutual respect, safeguarding common interests and promotion of cooperation,\" Khatami told Niyazov.Visit also
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Oped S. Frederick Starr, Russia Needs Its Own Charles de Gaulle, Foreign Policy, July 21, 2022.
Silk Road Paper S. Frederick Starr, Rethinking Greater Central Asia: American and Western Stakes in the Region and How to Advance Them, June 2022
Oped Svante E. Cornell & Albert Barro, With referendum, Kazakh President pushes for reforms, Euractiv, June 3, 2022.
Oped Svante E. Cornell Russia's Southern Neighbors Take a Stand, The Hill, May 6, 2022.
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Oped Svante E. Cornell, No, The War in Ukraine is not about NATO, The Hill, March 9, 2022.
Analysis Svante E. Cornell, Kazakhstan’s Crisis Calls for a Central Asia Policy Reboot, The National Interest, January 34, 2022.
Book S. Frederick Starr and Svante E. Cornell, Strong and Unique: Three Decades of U.S.-Kazakhstan Partnership, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, December 2021.
Silk Road Paper Svante E. Cornell, S. Frederick Starr & Albert Barro, Political and Economic Reforms in Kazakhstan Under President Tokayev, November 2021.